The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-05-08
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What Is Going on i'm Catholic Circles
ThrOug hOut the state

What Is Going on in Catholic Circles
ThrOughO the State.
The mission at st. Mary's Church, Erie
and Second streets, will be concluded to-
day. The mission for the men has been in
progress since last Thursday week. All
the services have been very we'll attended,
and at the evening services the church has
| been crowded from the beginning. The
missioners have worked very hard from 5
a. III. until 10 p. m. daily, and have no
| doubt done an immense amount of good.
The conservation of Right Rev. P. A.
Ludden, first Bishop of the new diocese of
| Syracuse, n. Y, last Sunday. was very
imposing affair. There were a number of
Bishops present, and about $50 priests.
Most Rev. Archbishop Corrigan, of New
York. was the consecrating prelate, and
he was assisted by Bishops Loughlin, of
Brooklyn, and Men irny, of Albany.
Bishop Wigger and several clergymen of
this diocese, attended the ceremonies !;
among them Mgr. De Councilio, Rev. P.
Hennessy, Rev. P. Corrigan, Dr.. Smith and
others.
The corner stone of the new st. Joseph's
Church, Paterson, will be laid o.day with
most impressive ceremonies by Right Rev.
Bishop Wigger. The services Will begin
at P. NJ. The principal sermon on the
occasion will be delivered by Monsignor
De Concillo of this city. Monsignor Seton.
Rev. E. A. Kelly and other clergymen of
this city as well as from other parts of the
diocese will assist at the ceremonies. The
new church will be built of Belleville
brown stone, in the Gothic style. 1t will
be 10 feet front by 155 feet deep, and will
have chapel in the rear.
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cents Church, Madison, N. j., sailed for
Europe yesterday to be absent for about
three months. He is an intimate friend of
Bishop Wigger, with whom he was fellow
student in Genoa, Italy, and whom ne sue
ceeded in the passionate at Madison, n. j.
He was for many years pastor at Miilburn,
n. j., and was succeeded in that charge by
Rev. George Corrigan, brother of the Arch
Bishop of New York. As is customary on
such occasions mis- Pensioners, almost all
OF whom are Irish, presented him with a
generous purse on his departure.
Right Rev. Bishop Wigger made official
visits to st. Boniface and St. Nicholas's
Churches during the past week. On Thurs
day evening he visited st. Boniface Church
and administered the Sacrament of Con-
firmation to a number of children On
Friday morning he made the customary in
spectioa of everything appertaining to the
church services aud also said Mass. Fri
day evening he visited st. Nicholas Church,
Central avenue, and Saturday morning
said Mass and made the customary examin-
alton OF the affairs of the parish. The peo-
pie of this new parish are straining every
nerve toraise funds for the Sisters in charge
of the school. They have recently held
fair for this object, which is said to have
been moderately successful.
The ceremonies of blessing and unveil-
ing the statue of ST. VinceLt de Paul at
the church Of st. Paul of the Cross which
were to have taken place last Sunday, and
We're postponed Oh account of the illness
OF Rev, A. NJ. Hammer will be p arformed
to-day. There will be solemn high mass
Sullivan, assistant at ST. Paul's of the Cross
will be the eeiebrant, Rev A. H. Hammer
deacon, and Rev. J. p. Smyta rector of the
church sub-deacon. Father Hammer will
preach the sermon. The new vestments
donated by the parents of Rev. Hugh p
Callum Will be worn for the first time on
this occasion. The statue of St. Vincent
De Paul was presented by the members of
the Conference of that Society in the
Parish of ST. Paul of the Cross, and is
very fine work of art.
A meeting of the Irish National League
was held last Sunday evening in st. Lucy's
Hall, Sixteenth street, to protest aagainss
the Irish Coercion Bill now before Parlia-
ment. Rev. A. N. KaMmef, rector of st.
Lucy's, presided, and Mr.. NJ. P. Moran was
made Secretary. Mr.. M. B. Holmes, the
State delegate, made telling speech on
the present state Of affairs in the Green
Isle.ana the "bene6cient" legislation which
Her Majestys Government proposes to in
hict on ner s'dear" Irish subjects in this
her year of Jubilee. Mr.. Holmes proposed
a series of resolutions which were unani-
mously adopted, and copies ordered sent
to Messrs Gladstone and Parnell. Mr.
James O'Sulliyan, one of the most active
members of the League in Hudson county,
also made an able and stirring address.
Corporation Attorney Minturn, of Hobo
ken, was unable to attend the
meeting, much to his regret.
Before the adjournment of the meeting
a branch of the league was established in
st. Lu ;ys parish, with the following
officers: President, Robert Braugen, secre-
tary, Michael Curry; treasurer, Rev. A. M.
Hammer. A collection was taken up for
the League fund, Father Hammer contri-
buting ten dollars. There is no doubt
that the new branch will give good ac-
count of itself in the future.
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